By Newsmata
Temitope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Bola Tinubu has said that the corps member, Ushie Uguamaye, known as Raye, who called his principal, a terrible president, deserved capital punishment.
TheNewsGuru reports that Ajayi, made this known on his Facebook handle, on Monday. TNG understands that capital punishment under Nigeria’s law means to be executed by hanging or firing squad.
“Citizens can abuse a living day out of their President or any public official. It is normal. But a copper violated her oath and conduct here. That is capital punishment under NYSC.
“You can’t abuse the country you are serving as a corper under any guise and the symbol of sovereign authority which is the President. She should be punished to the fullest extent, not just warning. She chose to be silly, then she should face the consequences,” he wrote.
The remark of the presidential aide attracted backlash from Facebook users and Nigerians on social media.
One user, amazinglett wrote: “The IG of police is occupying his seat illegally cos his appointed tenure has exceeded, when are you going to call for his punishment? It is a law when a poor man breaks it, our president can’t even prove his academic background or even his origins are shady yet it’s okay for him to be a president, yet a Corper who complained about hardship is one breaking the law? you took his kids from the comfort of their homes to work and survive on 🥲33k allowance while the senators are buying brand new SUVs every eke market day and you expect them to die in silence? Anyone who brings that issue of Nysc law over their survival deserves to be lynched. Nysc rule book advises these students to keep kidnappers’ Ransome money in case they are kidnapped on their way to serve the government. Thunder will fire any person that brings up this moronic point again!!!!”
bhee_chee wrote: “She should be punished because she spoke the truth? Please worry about your hairline sir.”
bosslady_ventures wrote: “Okay, so you want to use the law here but you can’t apply it in other significant and important issues, the only thing you people know how to do is opp re ss the weak ones.”
chigo_viktoh wrote:”So what is tinubu doing in the office? Didn’t he take oath.”
poize_ivy wrote: “What punishment can you people give apart from refusing to give certificate, me that have nysc certificate what have I used it for, abeg U people should shift, nysc nor be God , she didn’t lie, tinubu has failed as a president.”
nedunwigwe wrote: ‘Person best dad in the world.’
okunenyeife_cko wote: “just look at the face of onye chineke ga akpo oku first before intimidating a girl for voicing her frustration. ajayi living in chains but asking gucci to be crested in his chain.”
tenovertenautos wrote: “I hope he has daughters and hope he can say same for them too if need arises.”
Following the backlash, Ajayi said he did not mean that Raye should be killed.
He stressed that what he meant was that Raye should be given the highest punishment recommended by NYSC in line with its act.
“The mob get their oxygen from misrepresentations and delibrate mischief. I made comments under a post where I advertently wrote that what the lady corper did should attract capital punishment under NYSC which means her indiscretion should attract highest punishment under the NYSC scheme.
“The highest punishment under NYSC is expulsion. There was a follow-up comment under same thread where I provided the context in my usage of capital punishment under NYSC as a metaphor. The follow-up comment that explained the previous comment was ignored. It is common sense that there is no death penalty anywhere as punishment under NYSC law,”